Milton's angels : the early-modern imagination /
'Milton's Angels' is a study of writing - theological scientific, political, and poetic - about angels in 16th century and 17th century Britain. It demonstrates that angels were integral to the Protestant imagination and argues that 'Paradise Lost' is a poem about angels tha...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Series: | ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 'Milton's Angels' is a study of writing - theological scientific, political, and poetic - about angels in 16th century and 17th century Britain. It demonstrates that angels were integral to the Protestant imagination and argues that 'Paradise Lost' is a poem about angels that is both literal and sublimely imaginative. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 465 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191573118 0191573116 0199560501 9780199560509 9780191701801 0191701807 |